Armada Campaign 1588 The Great Enterprise Against England

Name: Armada Campaign 1588 The Great Enterprise Against England
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ISBN: 9780275988494

ISBN-10: 027598849X

ISBN-13: 9780275988494

Edition: 2005

Authors: Angus Konstam

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In the late summer of 1588, Philip II's Spanish fleet of 130 ships fought their way up the English Channel, heading for a rendezvous with the Spanish Army waiting for them at Calais. Although the English fleet failed to stop or even seriously damage the Spanish fleet as they sailed along the English coast, they were able to prevent them from linking up with their army. During a bitterly fought series of battles off Calais and Gravelines the Spanish were forced to abandon their amphibious invasion of England, and had no option but to return home to Spain. Forced out into the North Sea by the British, the Spanish were forced, by strong winds, to sail around Britain and Ireland in order to…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 9/14/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Originally from the Orkney Islands, Angus Konstam was the curator of arms and armor at the Tower of London and is currently the chief curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, FL, setting up major exhibitions throughout the eastern seaboard of North America. He is the author of Historical Atlas of Exploration for Facts On File/Checkmark Books and lives in Key West.



Introduction


Origins of the Campaign


Chronology


The Opposing Commanders


The Spanish


The English


The Opposing Fleets


The Spanish Armada


The English Fleet


The Opposing Plans


The Spanish Grand Design


The English Defensive Strategy


The Campaign


The launch of the 'Great Enterprise'


Off Plymouth (30-31 July)


Off Dartmouth (1 August)


Off Portland (2 August)


Off the Isle of Wight (3-4 August)


Off Calais (7 August)


Off Gravelines (8-9 August)


Aftermath


Further Reading


The Archaeological Legacy


Order of Battle


Index